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INTERDISCIPLINARY SUPERVISORY NUCLEAR ENGINEER/HEALTH PHYSCIST

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

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Location

Salary

$108,019 - $140,426

per year

Closes

February 2, 2026

GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a training school for radiological controls at a naval shipyard, overseeing operations, staff, and programs related to nuclear safety and health physics for ships and reactors.

It requires managing budgets, providing expert advice on radiation issues, and ensuring emergency readiness.

A good fit would be an experienced nuclear engineer or health physicist with supervisory skills and a background in naval or shipyard operations.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in radiation health, health physics, or nuclear engineering
  • Professional knowledge of reactor plant design, nuclear ship instrumentation, operating characteristics, and casualty procedures
  • Expert knowledge of radiological controls, including management of technical matters and training programs for shipyards and fleet
  • Experience in emergency response readiness and support
  • Knowledge of shipyard operations, communications, policies, and inter-departmental functions
  • Ability to provide expert advice on health physics issues and exercise fiscal management, including budgeting and fund allocation
  • Must obtain Radiological Health and Radiological Qualifications

Full Job Description

You will serve as an INTERDISCIPLINARY SUPERVISORY NUCLEAR ENGINEER/HEALTH PHYICIST in the Radiological Controls Office of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying professional knowledge of Radiation Health, Health Physics, nuclear and radiological engineering, planning and production.

Experience applying professional knowledge of reactor plant and nuclear ship design, instrumentation, operating characteristics and casualty procedures.

Experience with participation in and support emergency response readiness.

Experience demonstrating expert level knowledge of all aspects of radiological controls, managing and executing all technical matters, coordination and oversight of the training program for shipyards, laboratory/prototype sites and fleet command or similar.

Experience demonstrating knowledge of shipyards, operations, and communication, policies, practices, and functions of the various departments and commands or similar.

Experience providing expert advice on scientific and technical health physics issues.

Experience exercising fiscal management by coordinating the preparation of the annual budget and management of funds by monitoring expenditures and reallocating funds based on shifting program requirements while developing cost reduction initiatives without impairing overall Division programs and mission.

And Must be able to obtain Radiological Health and Radiological Qualifications Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Nuclear Engineering Series 0840 (opm.gov) Health Physics Series 1306 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will serve as the Deputy Division Head Radiological Controls Qualification School.
  • You will manage, direct, control, monitor, interpret, and seek resolution on all matters pertaining to effective planning and conduct of such program.
  • You will ensure that all personnel in Radiological Controls Qualification School (RCTQS) is properly manned.
  • You will provide day to day direction as it pertains to operations of the Radiological Controls Qualification School (RCTQS).
  • You will supervise both directly and indirectly through subordinate staff.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/23/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12863173-26-RKS